Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay today (06 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay at 11AM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (06 Jun) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (06 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 9°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 6 | Sunday 7 | Monday 8 | Tue 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 8 | SSW 12 | NE 8 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | S 17 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 169 | 167 | 218 | 167 | 197 | 247 | 182 | 148 | 112 | 206 | 414 | 394 | 281 | 222 | 197 | 423 | 696 | 785 | 679 | 596 | 452 | 879 | 1479 | 7563 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:06AM1.52m | 8:30PM1.66m | 8:51AM1.51m | 9:14PM1.64m | 9:37AM1.53m | 10:00PM1.65m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:09AM0.45m | 2:16PM0.43m | 2:52AM0.44m | 3:01PM0.43m | 3:35AM0.42m | 3:47PM0.41m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:56 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:56 |
 | — | — | — | — | 4:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:55 | — | — | 4:55 |
mm | — | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | E 12 |
| kJ | 169 | 167 | 196 | 167 | 197 | 247 | 182 | 148 | 112 | 91 | 414 | 394 | 281 | 222 | 197 | 126 | 696 | 785 | 679 | 596 | 452 | 879 | 1479 | 28 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 18 | S 11 | S 11 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 15 | SSW 10 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 9 | SSW 17 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | S 16 | NE 8 | NE 7 | — |
| kJ | 21 | 35 | 7 | 63 | 61 | 69 | 56 | 46 | 8 | 20 | 74 | 61 | 42 | 23 | 41 | 423 | 45 | 31 | 31 | 35 | 198 | 10 | 9 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | E 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SE 15 | S 11 | SE 15 | SE 16 | S 21 | S 20 | SSW 18 | N 4 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | NNE 8 | SE 14 | SE 13 | — |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 39 | 35 | 39 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 35 | 68 | 114 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 25 | 7 | 7 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 3 | SSW 12 | S 5 | S 5 | — | — | — | SSW 5 | SSW 7 | — | — | N 3 | N 4 | N 4 | NNW 4 | — | W 3 | NW 3 | N 8 | — | SSW 3 | SSW 5 | S 17 |
| kJ | — | 2 | 218 | 43 | 58 | — | — | — | 102 | 206 | — | — | 2 | 12 | 11 | 17 | — | 2 | 3 | 45 | — | 3 | 61 | 7563 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 5 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 63 | 63 | 35 |
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